Java Bitwise AND
Java Bitwise AND Operator is used to perform AND operation between the respective bits of given operands.
Syntax
The syntax for Bitwise AND operation between x
and y
operands is
x & y
The operands can be of type int
or char
. Bitwise AND operator returns a value of type same as that of the given operands.
The following table illustrates the output of AND operation between two bits.
bit1 | bit2 | bit1 & bit2 |
---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Examples
In the following example, we take integer values in x
and y
, and find the bitwise AND operation between x
and y
.
Main.java
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { int x = 5; int y = 9; //Bitwise AND int result = x & y; System.out.println("Result : " + result); } }
Output
Result : 1
In the following example, we take char values in x
and y
, and find the bitwise AND operation between x
and y
.
Main.java
public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) { char x = 'A'; char y = 'B'; //Bitwise AND int result = x & y; System.out.println("Result : " + result); } }
Output
Result : 64
Conclusion
In this Java Tutorial, we learned what Bitwise AND Operator is, its syntax, and how to use this operator in Java programs, with the help of examples.